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Pulling Rear Fenders
Hey guys I'm taking the car to the shop tomorrow either to dial in the camber a little more or slightly pull the rear fenders. All I need is a little less than a half inch for clearance.
Is it possible to pull our dial rolled rear fenders. I barely need to pull them but just want to be sure it's possible before I go to the shop. Thanks |
yah, could be pretty easy to do the Z's rear arch cause it's not folded under like most arches are back there. give it a lot of heat and use proper fender rolling tool.
tirerack sells them too. |
The shop has a proper roller and heat gun. I've seen their work and won't trust anyone else down here and sure as hell won't do it myself. Thanks man
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... so any news on how it went?
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I'm calling around bc the shop told me they couldnt guarantee a clean pull without having to do bodywork afterwards. They dialed in the camber a little more, but still have the same issue even though it's significantly less now. I called one place and he guarantees his work, but i'm going to call another shop tomorrow that a friend recommended. I'll keep you guys posted.
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20x12 with aggressive offsets is my problem and almost a 3" drop.
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What are your camber settings?
You should be able to pull no problem. If the puller is patient... it should come out perfect. I used to do s2000's it took me a couple hours to do a car but my pulls were perfectly smooth. The Z's metal is a lot thinner and since we dont have the lip in the rear should be easy. I say have the guy who guarantees his work do it... this is an art and not everyone has the skill set to do it. If he is comfortable to guarantee his work he must be good! |
My rear camber arms are maxed out at -6.7. Lol i already spoke to a guy that says he can guarantee it but works out of his house yet everyone recommends him for pulling. He uses The proper rolling tool and by his pictures of his work it looks like he knows what hes doing. I'm going to call an actual shop today and see what they say.
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the rear bumper connects to the quarter quite high vs other cars so they might be talking about that. some heat and massaging on the bumper should work but i suppose it depends how much you need to pull it.
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All I need is a 2-3mm it's barely anything
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Pm me pics -6.7 is redonkulous!!! Lol
Shoot I did peoples fenders in their driveways with a heat gun and fender roller... If others are recommending him and you have seen his work it sounds legit. |
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Yeah, you're the one with the Forged Specialties concave wheel posted not too long ago right? Your offsets are about 20 mm too aggressive. Have you considered doing a widebody kit instead, and bringing your camber back to more sane levels? Or, can they fix your wheels and "add" more (+) backspacing? I don't know if that's even possible.
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I'm with Bullit. I want to see pictures of the -6.7. That's some serious negative camber.
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Also I forgot to mention that when I ordered the wheels I didn't want anything less than a 6.5" lip in the rear, and I got it. Eventually I'll get the fronts out to a 4" or 4.5" bc I still have some room. The front is running -3.5 camber. Quote:
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I am at the same drop point as you and my exhaust is 1/4" off the ground hehehe. The only alignment racks I can get onto are in ground applications. That is some serious camber and I think you should be fine with a slight pull. Congrats on the 6.5" lip in the rear!!!:tup: |
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Check this out...LOL: YouTube - Crazy Insane VIP car in Japan ?????? |
That video was just stupid! Talk about totally non functional/not to mention looks horrible. Nice Sti in the vid though.
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Your offsets are all wrong...
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i suppose for a VIP look that's pretty normal-ish.... :icon14: .... (?) but man that looks terrible for a performance oriented car guy.
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Where i'm at now is the most i'm willing to push it. like i said its not for everyone i know that but i like it
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hey Jonathan....
http://imu.uiowa.edu/news/wp-content...1/turrible.jpg |
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In for pics...props to you for doing that :)
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my z rolled like this and it was fine. ;)
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Alright guys I never updated this thread but I did pull them but needed bodywork afterwards. Our rear fenders don't do well with a pull without bodywork after. The fronts however are great.
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lets see some pics
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Here are the pictures. The first is at the shop getting the rear fixed up from the warping that the pulling did, and the last two are the rear and front fenders pulled. My wheels are sold and I'm probably going to need more bodywork in the future because I plan on going A LOT more aggressive on my next setup, and I might have something in mind with the paint. :)
http://i840.photobucket.com/albums/z...n3/pulled1.jpg http://i840.photobucket.com/albums/z...n3/pulled3.jpg http://i840.photobucket.com/albums/z...n3/pulled2.jpg |
Intense. Interested to see the new setup.
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Oooo nice! It looks good! Let's see some rims on that baby!
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How much did that end up running if you dont mind me asking? I also had my fenders pulled on my Z last year, just want to see if the price is comparable.
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